docs: def getUpdates(self):
          """
          Get the latest new or updated events from Event Registry
          NOTE: call this method exactly once per minute - calling it more frequently will return the same results multiple times,
          calling it less frequently will miss on some results. Results are computed once a minute.
          """
          # execute the query
          ret = self._er.execQuery(self)
  
          if ret and "recentActivityEvents" in ret:
              # return the updated information
              return ret["recentActivityEvents"]
          # or empty
          return {}